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Subject: Re: Is the Crafty-Sjeng match complete?

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 10:39:10 11/09/02

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On November 09, 2002 at 11:48:09, Wayne Lowrance wrote:

> I think you need to clarify this for your own image ( if that is important to
>you).
>Let's not leave any doubt's about your program authenticity either way. My
>opinion only

I don't think there's anything wrong with taking an idea that another program
uses and implementing it in your own program. The question is did he copy and
paste the code into his engine (which he said he didn't) or did he see an *idea*
and do the implementation work himself?

From his response it sounds like he is borrowing ideas, not code, and isn't that
the idea of releasing an open source engine in the first place? Ken Thompson
said "Good programmers write great software: great programmers steal great
software."



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